Canon EOS RP Cameras (2019) vs Sony α7S Mirrorless Cameras (2015)

The Canon EOS RP (2019) has done great in a couple of roundups conducted by highly trusted sources that perform objective in-depth testing, like Rtings, Digital Camera World, and Digital Photography Review - it earned the "Best Full-Frame Mirrorless Camera Under $1,000" title from Rtings, "Ranked 1 out of 7" from Digital Camera World, and "Ranked 3 out of 4" from Digital Photography Review. Any product that's held in high regard by such reliable sources should be considered by anyone that's looking for a Mirrorless Camera at this price point.

Moving on to the Sony α7S II (2015): it was unable to reach the very top of any roundups from sources that conduct reliable and unbiased testing. Nonetheless, it still managed to impress reviewers from a number of such sites, like Photography Blog, The Phoblographer, Techradar, ePHOTOzine, DXOMARK, PCmag, TrustedReviews, and Macworld, enough for them to include them on those lists.

We analyzed all of the review data that we could find on these two Mirrorless Cameras. First, we examined sources that tested and scored both of these products - Photography Blog, Techradar, and cameralabs.com favored the Sony α7S II (2015) over the Canon EOS RP (2019), whereas reviewers at ePHOTOzine, DXOMARK, PCmag, and TrustedReviews haven't shown a preference for either.

Then we took a look at which sources liked them the most - we found that the Canon EOS RP (2019) was best received by ePHOTOzine - it gave it a score of 9, whereas the Sony α7S II (2015) got its highest score of 10 from reviewers at Photography Blog.

Lastly, we averaged out all of the reviews scores that we could find on these two products and compared them to other Mirrorless Cameras on the market. We learned that both of them performed far better than most of their competitors - the overall review average earned by Mirrorless Cameras being 7.9 out of 10, whereas the Canon EOS RP (2019) and Sony α7S II (2015) managed averages of 8.1 and 8.9 points, respectively.

Due to the difference in their prices, however, it's important to keep in mind that a direct Canon EOS RP (2019) vs. Sony α7S II (2015) comparison might not be entirely fair - some sources don't take value for money into account when assigning their scores and therefore have a tendency to rate more premium products better.